1993–94 Courage League Division 4
1993–94 Courage League Division 4 | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Clifton (1st title) |
Runners-up | Harrogate (also promoted) |
Relegated | Sudbury, Sheffield |
Matches played | 162 |
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
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The 1993-94 Courage League Division 4 was the sixth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South, and the first using the name Division 4. The league had been created at the start of the season by the RFU as part of their league restructuring, making tier 4 a national league (previously it had been regional) and developing a new tier 5 (Courage League Division 5), which used the old regional north/south divisions.
By the seasons end Clifton were crowned as champions, finishing 4 points clear of second place Harrogate.[1] Both sides would be promoted to National Division 3. At the opposite end of the table Sudbury and Sheffield would be relegated. Sudbury would drop to Courage League Division 5 South while Sheffield would fall to Courage League Division 5 North.[2]
Structure
Each team played home and away matches against each of the other teams, playing a total of eighteen matches each - the first time tier 4 used a home and away system. The champions and runners up are promoted to Courage League Division 3 while the bottom two teams are relegated to either Courage League Division 5 North or Courage League Division 5 South depending on their locality.
Participating teams and locations
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League table
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Points | |||||||||
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1 | Clifton (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 477 | 205 | 272 | 34 | ||||||||
2 | Harrogate (P) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 479 | 219 | 260 | 30 | ||||||||
3 | Liverpool St Helens | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 396 | 275 | 121 | 23 | ||||||||
4 | Plymouth Albion | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 286 | 416 | -130 | 18 | ||||||||
5 | Aspatria | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 303 | 372 | -6 | 16 | ||||||||
6 | Leeds | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 243 | 318 | -75 | 14 | ||||||||
7 | Askeans | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 268 | 358 | -90 | 13 | ||||||||
8 | Broughton Park | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 243 | 356 | -113 | 12 | ||||||||
9 | Sheffield (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 287 | 310 | -23 | 11 | ||||||||
10 | Sudbury (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 240 | 393 | -153 | 9 | ||||||||
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Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. |
Sponsorship
National League 5 South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.